'Responsibility for diligenceThere is a responsibility and presumption of diligence in two senses. First, there is an expectation of attendance at Kirk Session meetings, and an elder failing to exercise that diligence for a whole year should be removed from membership of the Kirk Session [Act III 2000 Section 36(a)]Second, there is a presumption that an elder has been present for any decision-making. Therefore no item of business should be raised again at a future meeting, or appealed against, because the elder was not present at the original debate and wishes to have that original decision reversed to suit his or her own views on the matter.'

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The vicar of the Went Valley Parishes blogs here. Views are his own and no-one else's. For the benefice website click here.or email revjudd@gmail.com

The Rev Adrian and Sylvia Judd

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The Went Valley

The Benefice of the Went Valley Parishes was founded in May 2000 by order of Her Majesty the Queen. The first vicar is the Rev Adrian Judd. He lives in Darrington Vicarage according to the Pastoral Sceheme. He is married to Sylvia.